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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects
Defects of the perineum may result from ablative procedures of different malignancies. The evolution of more radical excisional surgery techniques resulted in an increase in large defects of the perineum. The perineogenital region per se has many different functions for urination, bowel evacuation,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4597132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500887 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00212 |
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author | Brodbeck, Rebekka Horch, Raymund E. Arkudas, Andreas Beier, Justus P. |
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description | Defects of the perineum may result from ablative procedures of different malignancies. The evolution of more radical excisional surgery techniques resulted in an increase in large defects of the perineum. The perineogenital region per se has many different functions for urination, bowel evacuation, sexuality, and reproduction. Up-to-date individual and interdisciplinary surgical treatment concepts are necessary to provide optimum oncological as well as quality of life outcome. Not only the reconstructive method but also the timing of the reconstruction is crucial. In cases of postresectional exposition of e.g., pelvic or femoral vessels or intrapelvic and intra-abdominal organs, simultaneous flap procedure is mandatory. In particular, the reconstructive armamentarium of the plastic surgeon should include not only pedicled flaps but also free microsurgical flaps so that no compromise in terms of the extent of the oncological resection has to be accepted. For intra-abdominally and/or pelvic tumors of the rectum, the anus, or the female reproductive system, which were resected through an abdominally and a sacrally surgical access, simultaneous vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap reconstruction is recommendable. In terms of soft tissue sarcoma of the pelvic/caudal abdomen/proximal thigh region, two-stage reconstructions are possible. This review focuses on the treatment of perineum, genitals, and pelvic floor defects after resection of malignant tumors, giving a distinct overview of the different types of defects faced in this region and describing a number of reconstructive techniques, especially VRAM flap and pedicled flaps like antero-lateral thigh flap or free flaps. Finally, this review outlines some considerations concerning timing of the different operative steps. |
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spelling | pubmed-45971322015-10-23 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects Brodbeck, Rebekka Horch, Raymund E. Arkudas, Andreas Beier, Justus P. Front Oncol Oncology Defects of the perineum may result from ablative procedures of different malignancies. The evolution of more radical excisional surgery techniques resulted in an increase in large defects of the perineum. The perineogenital region per se has many different functions for urination, bowel evacuation, sexuality, and reproduction. Up-to-date individual and interdisciplinary surgical treatment concepts are necessary to provide optimum oncological as well as quality of life outcome. Not only the reconstructive method but also the timing of the reconstruction is crucial. In cases of postresectional exposition of e.g., pelvic or femoral vessels or intrapelvic and intra-abdominal organs, simultaneous flap procedure is mandatory. In particular, the reconstructive armamentarium of the plastic surgeon should include not only pedicled flaps but also free microsurgical flaps so that no compromise in terms of the extent of the oncological resection has to be accepted. For intra-abdominally and/or pelvic tumors of the rectum, the anus, or the female reproductive system, which were resected through an abdominally and a sacrally surgical access, simultaneous vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap reconstruction is recommendable. In terms of soft tissue sarcoma of the pelvic/caudal abdomen/proximal thigh region, two-stage reconstructions are possible. This review focuses on the treatment of perineum, genitals, and pelvic floor defects after resection of malignant tumors, giving a distinct overview of the different types of defects faced in this region and describing a number of reconstructive techniques, especially VRAM flap and pedicled flaps like antero-lateral thigh flap or free flaps. Finally, this review outlines some considerations concerning timing of the different operative steps. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4597132/ /pubmed/26500887 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00212 Text en Copyright © 2015 Brodbeck, Horch, Arkudas and Beier. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Oncology Brodbeck, Rebekka Horch, Raymund E. Arkudas, Andreas Beier, Justus P. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title_full | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title_fullStr | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title_full_unstemmed | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title_short | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Treatment of Oncological Perineal and Genital Defects |
title_sort | plastic and reconstructive surgery in the treatment of oncological perineal and genital defects |
topic | Oncology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4597132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500887 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00212 |
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